WCCB Charlotte's CW July 22, 2021 The bill: -Increases the statutory maximum penalty for knowingly stealing any firearm in an FFL’s business inventory from 10 to 20 years. -Imposes a mandatory minimum sentence of 3 years for burglary from an FFL and 5 years for robbery from an FFL. -Criminalizes the attempted theft of a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, dealer, or collector. Larry Hyatt is the owner of Hyatt Gun Shop Wilkinson Blvd. “Well, it will protect the public. If the criminals break into gun shops and they steal the guns, background checks, permits, age requirements, all that’s out the window. They’re sold directly into the criminal elements and misuse them,” Hyatt says.